Easy Chocolate Cake Recipe

Everyone should have a simple and easy chocolate cake recipe in our repitore. The recipe for this cake can't get any simpler. It uses basic pantry ingredients like eggs, sugar, oil, cocoa, flour, raising agent, milk. The recipe is simple and very straight forward, also it makes a single-layer cake with out any special equipments. Enjoy this cake with a cup of milk, tea or coffee.

It had been a long time since I baked a cake, so a couple of days back I finally decided it was time to get back into it. Once I started, there was no stopping, I somehow ended up baking two cakes! 

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One was a classic vanilla chocolate chip cake, and the other was this one you see here. Being back in the kitchen, measuring, mixing, and watching the cake rise in the oven felt so comforting and joyful, reminding me why I love baking so much. 

About Easy Chocolate Cake Recipe

This is a Easy and Delicious moist chocolate cake recipe which is so soft and chocolaty. It is a quick recipe for chocolate cake. All you need is egg, sugar, oil, vanilla, milk, cocoa, flour and raising agent. You don't need any special equipments to make this cake. All you need is a whisk and mixing bowl. 

This recipe uses cocoa for the chocolate flavor. You don't need butter or chocolate in the recipe. Try to use best quality cocoa powder you can find which provide the best chocolate cake recipe. I dusted the cake with some icing sugar, but you can use your favorite frosting. Or check my chocolate bar cake where I used a chocolate bar as frosting.

Even though this recipe is very easy to make, it is a wonderful recipe to bake with kids. Simple and easy techniques even beginners kids can make this recipe easily. Some recipes uses boiling water to make moist texture, this don't uses that, still the cake turns out fluffy and moist.

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It is an easy recipe which you can make in under 10 mins. It calls for normal ingredients which you might already have on hand. The batter is very straight forward, it contains ingredients which you have in your pantry.

The cake turns out so soft and fluffy. Since I used oil instead of butter, the cake turned out so moist. This recipe is so easy even kids or beginners can make without any difficulty. You can decorate with your favorite frosting or check my chocolate sheet cake recipe for ideas.

Simply whisk together eggs, sugar with oil and vanilla in a large bowl. Add in cocoa, flour, baking powder and milk which forms the cake batter. Pour the cake batter into a cake pan and bake until cooked. 

Here are my tips for the easy moist chocolate cake. Add a teaspoon of espresso powder to intensify chocolate flavour. You can add some chocolate chips or pecans for topping to add more taste.

Ingredients

• Egg - I used large egg for a single layer of chocolate cake. I haven't tried this without eggs. You can check my eggless chocolate cake recipe.
• Sugar - I used granulated sugar. You can use caster sugar too.
• Vanilla Extract - use pure vanilla for best flavor.
• Oil - canola oil, refined oil, sunflower oil or vegetable oil can be used.
• Milk - use full fat milk for better texture. You can use soy or almond milk too.
• Plain Flour - I used all purpose flour, you can use whole wheat flour also.
• Baking powder - baking powder is the raising agent for this recipe.
• Cocoa - Try to use best quality cocoa powder you can find which provide the best chocolate cake recipe.

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Step by Step Pictures

1)Preheat oven to 180 degree C (360 degree F). Line the base of 8 inch round cake pan with parchment paper. Grease the sides of the cake pan with some oil or butter. Set aside.

2)Take egg, sugar and vanilla in a bowl and use a hand whisk to whip this till fluffy.

3) It will take around 2 to 3 minutes.  

4)Pour in oil over the eggs and mix well. Instead of oil, you can use melted butter.

6)Pour in milk. I used full fat milk, you can use almond milk, soy milk or oat milk.

7)Whisk this together to form a mixture.

8)Place a sieve over the bowl. Add in plain flour.

9)Add in cocoa powder and baking powder.

10)Sieve it together.

11)Fold gently to form a smooth batter.

12)Pour the batter in the cake pan. Spread evenly.

13)Top with chocolate chips or any nuts of choice.

14)Place the tray in to the oven and bake for 30 to 35 mins until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.  Remove the cake pan from oven and allow it to cool down for 10 minutes. 

Invert it over a plate, dust with icing sugar or decorate with any frosting of choice. cut into pieces and Serve.

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Expert Tips

• You can drizzle the cake with chocolate glaze to add more moist texture and taste.
• Add a teaspoon of espresso powder for enhanced chocolate flavour.
• Sprinkle any nuts like almonds, pecans, chocolate chips, walnuts on top for a crunchy texture.
• Instead of vegetable oil or canola oil you can use melted butter. 
• The cake batter can be poured into cupcake pans and baked into chocolate cupcakes. 

Serving & Storage

Left over cake can be wrapped with plastic wrap and stored in fridge  for 4 days. Store in freezer for upto 3 months. Reheat in microwave for few seconds before serving. 

If you are baking this cake for birthday party. Let the cake come to room temperature, wrap in plastic wrap and store in freezer.

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FAQ

Can I use butter instead of oil?

Yes you can use melted butter instead of oil. Butter add so much flavour that oil, but oil helps make the cake so moist.

Can I use whole wheat flour in the cake batter?

Absolutely, you can swap plain flour with whole wheat flour. It makes a healthy version of chocolate cake. 

How to make this cake in advance and store this cake?

If you are baking this cake in advance. Let the cake come to room temperature, wrap in plastic wrap and store in freezer. You can store the cake in fridge upto 3 to 4 days.

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